FM Preview: Burnley v Huddersfield Town 16 Feb 2013

Last updated : 15 February 2013

Huddersfield Town travel to take on Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Terriers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The last time the two teams met at Burnley was more than a decade ago, in February 2001, the Clarets carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season

Date

Team

Result

Team

Comp

2012/2013

Sat 25 Aug

Huddersfield

2 - 0

Burnley

Championship

2002/2003

Tue 01 Oct

Huddersfield

0 - 1

Burnley

League Cup

2000/2001

Sat 24 Feb

Burnley

1 - 0

Huddersfield

League Division One

2000/2001

Sat 23 Sep

Huddersfield

0 - 1

Burnley

League Division One

1993/1994

Sat 05 Feb

Huddersfield

1 - 1

Burnley

League Division Two

1993/1994

Sat 23 Oct

Burnley

1 - 1

Huddersfield

League Division Two

1992/1993

Sat 27 Mar

Huddersfield

1 - 1

Burnley

League Division Two

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Burnley are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.

Huddersfield Town have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Terriers have hit 5 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Burnley's 43 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Huddersfield Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 37 points from their 31 matches.

Current overall team form

Team

P

W

D

L

F

A

P

Burnley

6

2

1

3

7

7

7

Huddersfield Town

6

2

2

2

4

9

8

For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here

FootyMad's prediction ...

An indifferent set of results for Huddersfield Town on the road, and we believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Terriers. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team

Sequences

Burnley

5 games since last home draw.Not won in the 3 most recent games.

Huddersfield Town

6 games since last away draw.

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